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Papillon (US - BD)

Warner has announced the Blu-ray release of this Steve McQueen movie

Further Details:
Warner Home Video has announced a Blu-ray release of Papillon which stars Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. The disc will be available to own from May 24th, and should retail at around $34.99. Extras will include a featurette ("The Magnificent Rebel"), and the theatrical trailer. Also included will be a 32-page Blu-ray book with film information, archival photos, and an examination of the controversy surrounding the story. We've attached an advertisement with some package artwork below:

Synopsis

Quote: They called him Papillon, meaning buttlerfly. If only he had wings to go with the name. Unable to fly, Henri Charriere virtually willed himself free. He persisted until he did the impossible: escape Devil’s Island. Based on Charriere’s bestseller and shot in Spain and Jamaica, Franlin J. Schaffner’s film of Papillon united two stars at key career junctures. After a decade of fine work in The Great Escape, The Sand Pebbles and Bullitt, Steve McQueen found in Charriere another ideal tough-guy role. Coming off The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy and Little Big Man, Dustin Hoffman again distinguished himself as Dega, Charriere’s scruffy friend.